2019
Association between pre-diagnosis BMI, physical activity, pathologic complete response, and chemotherapy completion in women treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
Usiskin I, Li F, Irwin ML, Cartmel B, Sanft T. Association between pre-diagnosis BMI, physical activity, pathologic complete response, and chemotherapy completion in women treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2019, 26: 719-728. PMID: 31119682, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-00974-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseChemotherapy completionComplete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLower BMIResidual diseaseBreast cancerPhysical activityNeoadjuvant breast cancer treatmentRetrospective case-control studyUnconditional logistic regression modelsCompletion of chemotherapyMedical record reviewBreast cancer survivalLower mean BMICase-control studyPhysical activity 1Breast cancer treatmentLogistic regression modelsBreast cancer diagnosisMean BMIPatient characteristicsRecord reviewPurposePhysical activityCancer survival
2015
History of Childhood Abuse, Drinking Motives, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among STD Clinic Patients in St. Petersburg, Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abdala N, Li F, Shaboltas AV, Skochilov RV, Krasnoselskikh TV. History of Childhood Abuse, Drinking Motives, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among STD Clinic Patients in St. Petersburg, Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 512-522. PMID: 25801476, PMCID: PMC4583321, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1043-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestRisk behaviorsClinic patientsChildhood abuseAlcohol-related sexual risk behaviorIntimate partner violenceDisease clinic patientsWomen's sexual risk behaviorsSTD clinic patientsCross-sectional studyDisorders Identification TestHigher AUDIT scoresDepression symptomsCondom useAlcohol useAUDIT scoresHigher likelihoodGreater likelihoodIdentification TestPatientsFemale participantsSignificant effectAbuseSignificant indirect effect
2012
Development of a scale to measure practitioner adherence to a brief intervention in the emergency department
Pantalon MV, Martino S, Dziura J, Li FY, Owens PH, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Development of a scale to measure practitioner adherence to a brief intervention in the emergency department. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2012, 43: 382-388. PMID: 23021098, PMCID: PMC3661016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewBrief interventionTwo-factor structureExcellent internal consistencyGood construct validityDiscriminant validityPredictive validityEmergency departmentExcellent inter-rater reliabilityPsychometric propertiesEight-itemConstruct validityHazardous drinkingInternal consistencyEmergency department patientsPractitioner adherenceInter-rater reliabilityDepartment patientsAdherence ScaleClinical practiceValidityInterventionSkillsAdherenceScale